Tumblr won’t let me upload my own photos or even my usual tiny Snoopy pix, and I can’t see all photos on my dash. Some, not all. Not the first time this happens. So, the perfect excuse to reblog books, crows and cats?

OK, I’ll just write.

@gaijinnomonogatari and anybody else who may have been scuppered by flu: tie negi (leeks) around your neck; heat sake, add a raw egg and down it; dab grated ginger and sesame oil on your forehead. Folk remedies from Japan. :) Or drink umeshu. Quoth she while silently praying that her flu shots will prove effective.

@shoku-and-awe, may I make another bread comment? My local LIFE supermarket has pretty decent baguettes, but gods forbid that you’d want fresh baguettes before noon. Why do bakeries start so late … heh I guess all of Tokyo starts late … but oh all right I’ll shut up.

Tumblr is a great platform, but it’s also an exceptionally frustrating one. Sigh. [Please imagine a tiny Snoopy balling his fists.]